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CHAPTER I.
- ROSECRANS’ DILEMMA.
con Apout the 10th of October, 1862, General Rosecrans suc-
ceeded Buell, who'was marching to the defense of Nash-
ville. then threatened by the Confederate army under Bragg.
YO Rosecrans, as the reader will remember, was fresh from
the battles of Inka and Corinth, where he had won immor-
tal honors and fame.
When General Rosecrans took charge of the Army of the
ation.
Seven thousand had deserted, twenty-six thousand were
absent with authority, making one-third of the entire army,
while nearly ten thousand were sick. in hospitals.
There was a lack of almost everything. - The men were
_ poorly equipped, poorly clothed,’ poorly fed, and many. of
them were dispirited and demoralized. ‘To bring ‘order out
of this confusion, and infuse new life into the army, requir-
7 : ed such a man as General Rosecrans; and, in an incredibly
short space of time, he restored the command to efficiency,
and marched to: Nashville, reaching there just.after the
rebels had vainly assaulted the place. “His approach was a
hint for the rebels to retire, a hint. they were not slow to
take. - +
Although there were many loyal hearts among the citi-
zens of Nashville, it was still.a hot-bed of rebels, and Gen-
} eral Rosecrans found spies and traitors on every hand.
: Southern women were patriotic after their own fashion.
That is they were patriotic to the Southern cause.
Many of them had husbands, sons, brothers or lovers in
the rebel army, and they did not hesitate to convey ail in-
formation and comfort they could to them, at.the risk of
their own lives.
While General Rosecrans was waiting for the needful
supplies, before driving General Bragg from the country,
he felt the awful influence of the secret enemies quite
keenly.
They induced Union soldiers to desert, or be captured by
the Confederates, in order to be paroled and sent home. It
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‘ma. I sent for you to-night to see if we could not hit upon
Wants; we must.send out our spies against their spies.”
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was a cowardly practice, but there were many cowards jy
blue under the dear old flag—cowards who to-day boast
that they shouldered their guns in the days that tried men’s
souls—cowards-who, are drawing pensions for imaginary.
injuries. .
General Rosecrans appointed a Colonel Truesdail chief '
of police, and sought to remedy the many wrongs to the
best of his advantage. :
But everything still seemed to go wrong, at least fors
time. , a Loe
Men were deserting, information, -arms and supplie
smuggled over to the enemy.
It was night, about two weeks after General Rosecrans
had entered the town of Nashville. He was sitting in his
hedd-quarters with Colonel Truesdail. | :
‘My dear colonel,” said the general, “Ta am in a dilem
some plan by which we could put a: stop to some of. these
cowardly desertions, and detect some of the spies of the
enemy.” i SN
Colonel Truesdail bowed: his head a few moments in
thought. :
“What plans have you, general?”
‘‘T sent for you to suggest some.”
“YT think I have it, general.”
“What?” ~
‘‘The first soldier who manages to get taken: prisoner in
order to be paroled, let him be marched through camp with
a night-cap on his head, and. driven out with kicks and
cuffs, Then, as to their spies, we must meet them with
spies.” ‘
~ “Meet them with spies?”
‘Yes, general,” said Colonel Truesdail, “we must fight
Satan with his own weapon. He attacks us with. fire and
we must not throw cold water on'him; that is just what he
‘‘Your plans are good,” said the general, ‘‘ very good.”
‘We can arrest our spies as rebel spies, throw them in
prison, and let them escape.”